Senior Director, Strategy & Operations, Neuroscience

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Working with Us Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren't words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You'll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible. Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us . Position Summary This is a high-impact strategy and operations role that sits at the center of one of BMS's most important growth priorities; the build-out of the US Neuroscience marketing organization. This role carries a dual mandate that is both enterprise-facing and brand-specific: 1. US Neuroscience Portfolio Strategy & Operations: Serve as the primary S&O partner to the VP, US Marketing, Neuroscience in building and operationalizing a growing commercial organization. This is a unique and highly visible opportunity to help shape how the Neuroscience team is structured, how it operates, and how it scales across cross-functional brand leadership teams. Responsibilities include establishing ways of working, driving cross-brand synergies across both the Cobenfy and Zeposia franchises, building governance frameworks, and ensuring the organization is fully prepared for future Cobenfy indication launches in Bipolar Disease and Alzheimer's Disease, if approved by the FDA. This work spans psychiatry, neurology, and specialty neurology - and requires someone who can work seamlessly alongside the S&O leads embedded within each brand team, connect across organizational seams, think ahead, and bring structure to complexity. 2. Schizophrenia Strategy & Operations: Serve as the primary S&O partner supporting the schizophrenia business, driving performance management, brand planning, and cross-functional coordination to accelerate growth of this critical foundational indication. This position reports to the Executive Director, Strategy & Operations, Neuroscience. Business Partners US Cobenfy SCZ brand team, US Cobenfy Bipolar brand team, US KarXT AD brand team, US Zeposia brand team, Customer Experience team, Sales, Medical Affairs, MSLs, Payer Marketing, BI&T, Neuroscience S&O team, Finance, Market Research, Neuroscience GCS, Cross-functional matrix partners Position Responsibilities US Neuroscience Portfolio Strategy and Operations Ways of Working: Partner with the VP, US Marketing, Neuroscience to define and institutionalize ways of working across the growing Neuroscience Marketing organization, spanning the SCZ & BPD, ADP, HCP Market Development, and Zeposia teams Governance & Cadence: Design and implement governance frameworks, meeting cadences, and decision-making structures that enable effective cross-indication coordination and prepare the organization for multi-indication commercial complexity Indication Launch Readiness: Support operational planning efforts in anticipation of future Cobenfy indication launches (Bipolar Disease and Alzheimer's Disease Psychosis, if approved by the FDA), ensuring that infrastructure, processes, and team norms are in place ahead of key milestones AI: Drive the Neuroscience AI strategy and operating model in the US Marketing organization, identify high-impact use cases and ensure benefits tracking and value realization, act as a champion to build AI fluency across the organization Organizational Integration: Help integrate new team members and functions as the Neuroscience Marketing organization expands; serve as a connective resource across the VP-level marketing leadership team Strategic Initiatives: Lead or co-lead critical cross-functional strategic initiatives on behalf of the VP, US Marketing, Neuroscience, helping to align priorities, resolve bottlenecks, and accelerate readiness across the broader team US Cobenfy Schizophrenia - In-Market Commercial Operations Brand Performance: Serve as the commercial S&O point of contact to liaise with BI&T, Finance, and the US Cobenfy SCZ brand team to develop and refine the Cobenfy brand narrative for leadership reviews and through the budget process; track performance against targets and provide regular reporting to leadership Brand Planning: Lead the annual and ongoing brand planning process for the SCZ franchise, ensuring cohesive strategic and functional plans that drive innovation, growth, and alignment across indication teams; facilitate roll-up across indications Cross-Functional Reporting: Coordinate and compile key

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